MattePaint Academy with Conrad Allan
Sometimes we watch a film and we see an environment that leaves us wondering whether that background was painted or if they built it in real life. In most cases, those sets would have been digitally done up because building that equivalent in real life, would have...
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Top 12 Affordable 3D Printers 2019
First becoming available for home use in the late 2000s, cheap 3D printers have fast become even more affordable and easy to use for personal and small-scale creative projects. 3D printers for the home are a step up from increasingly popular 3D pens, but not quite the...
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20 Best 3D Pens for Kids 2018
If your child is artistic and loves creating, as well as being a technology whizz, we’re sure that a 3D pen is on their wishlist. These little devices have become quite popular among adults and kids alike. Many 3D pens are a great family tool, allowing parents and...
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Artist Highilight: Jarred Cramer
We are really excited about this feature. Jarred Cramer is the founder of Kaos Producktions Studios and an overall hardworking, nice guy. Everytime I see him, he has a smile on his face and he is willing to chat, share a bit of banter and a few stories. So this time,...
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Rico Schacherl Interview – A Legend in the Satire Cartoon World
Tell us more about yourself! My name is Rico Schacherl (full first name is actually Enrico), I was born in Linz, Austria and came to SA when I was 4 years old — live and work in Jozi from my home studio with my wife Danya who also works from home as a freelance...
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A Kayotic Encounter with Kyle ‘Kayhos’ Herring
Today we have the awesome opportunity to chat to a friend of mine, who I met while I was studying and here at Pixelsmithstudios, we love sharing stories of artists like Kyle here. Kyle Herring made his break into the animation world not that long ago and has been...
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Sam the Hedgehog needs your help in crowdfunding his film for Autism Acceptance!
April is World Autism Awareness Month – and a proudly South African crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo is asking for contributions towards a short film on the topic of autism acceptance starring a unique little hedgehog called Sam. Conceived by Johannesburg-based...
read more12 Best Drawing Tablets for Animation in 2018
Considering most of our lives are moving online, it was only a matter of time until art took the same turn. Digital art and animation have been around for many years, but that used to require large, expensive machines to handle the drawing and animation process. Those...
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Pixelating with style
Today we have quite a talented individual on our blog: Walt Viviers. He is currently the Creative Director at Menzies Media, and also the person we’ll be talking to about Pixel Art. Trying my hand at some #pixelart I think it's a good start, but more importantly, I...
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Artist Feature: Gat Melvyn
Recently, well, not so recently, came across this awesome account on Deviant Art and if any of you knows Deviant Art as well as you should, you find little gems stashed away in little corners filled with little shadows and every now and then, you find a decent stash...
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